Wanderwolf wrote:This is something actually covered in the GURPS magic system; that, when going from Low Mana or Normal Mana to High Mana, someone who isn't used to the ambient level has "problems"... in much the same way as a man who lights a match in an oxygen tent.

Ouch.

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I have GURPS, and it actually works like this.. In Low Mana area, only mages can cast spells, and all spells perform at -5 to skill, for all purposes. But at least critical failures have mild or no effect at all.

In Normal Mana areas, only mages can cast spells, and all spells work normally. But critical failures can possibly have very bad effects (The worst involve accidentally summoning a demon or other maling entity)

In High Mana areas, anyone who knows spells can cast them.

In Very High Mana areas, anyone who knows spells can cast them. A mage who spends Fatigue Points to power a spell on his turn gets those FP back at the start of his next turn. But all failures are treated as critical failures, and actual critical failures produce spectacular disasters...

Now, in game terms, Antilla is actually a Normal Mana area thanks to the Luxfont, while the rest of the world is a Low Mana world.

How does he know that this is a human child? Size? Do they have pictures of humans, showing the differences? It makes sense that an educated mage would know this, while the swamp folk didn't.

The kid looks very thin, and may be starving. This wouldn't be surprising if he's been fleeing witch hunters for some time. I think they have a good chance to gain his trust if they don't blow it.

Note, the Frog Mage is reporting stuff that happened however long ag it takes to get from the swamp to Sanctuary City. So I think it's safe to say they didn't muff it badly enough for the kid to do a "Carrie" on the whole village...

Hmm... would using lux take up alot of personal energy? Perhaps the child has a very high matabolism.

Tom Mazanec wrote:I was thinking...what if the child learns some of the techniques of lux developed over the centuries by the Racconans? With their knowledge and his power....

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How does he know that this is a human child? Size? Do they have pictures of humans, showing the differences? It makes sense that an educated mage would know this, while the swamp folk didn't.

The kid looks very thin, and may be starving. This wouldn't be surprising if he's been fleeing witch hunters for some time. I think they have a good chance to gain his trust if they don't blow it.

Note, the Frog Mage is reporting stuff that happened however long ag it takes to get from the swamp to Sanctuary City. So I think it's safe to say they didn't muff it badly enough for the kid to do a "Carrie" on the whole village...

We know that they have pictures of humans. There are a few examples (stained glass window, questor museum exhibit) that would give proportions. This would have been seen by any college trained wizard. Even if he didn't know the size of humans exactly the proportions for children are off across all species. This would give an immediate signal of immaturity.

Axelgear wrote:The Frog Mage also mentions a few stumbling through now and then, so it's likely he's probably even interacted with one before.

Ture enough. Although, I must admit, this kid does not look like a of 6 or 7 but more like 11 or 12. As in an early teenager. So I wonder if puberty has some play into it.

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LoneWolf23k wrote:No problem. And FYI, now's a good time to get back into GURPS, ever since 4th edition came out...

Grrr... edited typo, edited getting your name wrong...

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